Flatiron



Aug. 28, 1934. A, p. oLDs 1,971,759

INVENTOR.'

Y www BY I ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 28, 1934 FLATIRON Ambrose D. Qlds, Wichita, Kans.,assigner to Coleman Lamp .and Stove Company, Wichita,

Kansas Kans., a corporation of Application November 20, 1933, Serial No.698,838

s claims. (ci. csf-2s) This invention relates to sole plates for flatirons. It is particularly designed to' use in connection with electricirons and the primary object of the invention is to provide aninexpensive,

6 easily constructed, readily applied sole plate. Of'

course, sole plates for fiat ironsmust have considerable heataccumulating capacity, so it has generally been practiced to make arelatively thick sole plate of suitable material and'ilnished 1D so thatit will have a smooth surface. I have found that an efficient sole platecan be made having a core of unfinished,- inexpensive metal with acovering or sheath of finished metal such as so-called stainless steelor other non-cor- 16 rosive metal. Such a sole plate is inexpensive yetvhas all the desirable qualities necessary to a device of this class.

The novelty of the invention will be understood by reference to thefollowing description in connection with the accompanying drawing in.

which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a flat iron constructed inaccordance with my invention, and

of thesole plate.

In constructing the sole plate, a core 1 is provided, of proper shape,having a toe 2 and heel 3. The toe 2 has a reduced portion 4 and areduced portion 5 at the heel. Cast vin the core 1 is an upstandingscrew 6 to be engaged by a nut or similar member for fastening the soleplate to the iron.

The core is received lin a band 7 conforming to the shape of the coreand at the'toe portion is a fillet or insert 8 to t over the reducedportion 4. The

heel portion of the band is formed by spacing the ends 9 and 1 0adjacent to the reduced portion 5.

The band an'd the core are received in the 4o sheathing 11. Thesheathing consists of noncorroslve sheet metal with a ange 12 about itsperimeter, having at the heel portion an upstanding lip 13 so that whenthe core and band are re ceived inthe recess of the s'heathintr, thelipcan be bent over the reduced portion'5 ot the core to hold it in place.The. band can be spot welded to the sheathing in an appropriate manner.The

rolled or finished sheet metal willl provide a smooth non-corrosivesurface requiring no special finish. 'I'he sole plate may be fastened tothe body of the iron in any well-known manner, for example, by a. nut 14receiving the screw pin 6 and engaging the pressure pad 15 of the ironwhich screws the heating element 16 between it and the sole plate. Thecover 17 of the iron is Figure 2 is a disassociated view of severalparts lnotched portion in the heel of the core, a heater fastened to thenut by a headed bolt 18. The handle bow members 19 and 20 are secured tothe cover plate' andthe plug socket21 is connected to the heatingelement in any well-known manner. The construction of the iron isimmaterial 50- since the invention is conned to the sole plate as aboveindicated.

The band '7 in an assembled position is slightly higher than the wall 12of the sole plate so that the cover shell 17 snugly embraces the top 05of the bandand rests on the shoulder formed by the top of the outsidewall of the band and the top edge of the sole shell, the band receivingthe core 1 of the sole plate. By reason of the -fact that it holds thecore and permits the cover shell 17 to be easily applied, assembly isfacilitated and there is an assistance in holding the parts in assembledrelation. By this means the production costs 'are held at a minimum.

WhatI claim as new is:

1. An electric iron comprising a sole plate having a core and asheathing for the core having side walls in spaced relation therewith, aband surrounding the core and having its upper edge extending above thecore and the side wall of the 30 sheathing to form a shoulder at the topedge of the sheathing and the top of the band, a heater connected to thesole plate and a cover shell embracing the top of the band and restingupon the shoulder.-

e5 2. Anelectric iron comprising a. sole plate consisting of a coreprovided with a cut out portion at the toe and a recessed portion at theheel and a sheathing surrounding the core. a band in terposed betweenthe side wall of the sheathing and the edge of the core and extendingabove the core in the side wall of the sheathing, means on the band forengaging the cut out portion of the toe, means on the sheathingover-lapping a for the core and a cover shell snugly embracing the upperportion of the band and resting upon the shoulder formed by the. edge ofthe sheathing and the band.

3. Anelectric iron comprising a sole plate core, 4 a band about thesoleplate core engaging the toe thereof, a sheathing member receivingthe band and the bottom of the core, the side wall oi' the sheathingbeing of less height than the height of 'the band, means on the band forfastening the same to the core, and means forh'eating the core, thecover having an edge surrounding the band and resting upon the upperedge of the side wall of the sole plate.

AMBROSE D. OLDS.

